Races come and go on the race calendar, but Tour de Beauce, Canada's premier stage race, has run every year since 1986. In 2012, Rory Sutherland won the overall in his first appearance and called it 'a beautiful race.'Big Photos from 2012 — veloimagesBig Photos from 2010 — veloimages

June 9 update: This year's Tour de Beauce is almost identical to previous editions. It features a mix of hilly road and circuit races, a summit finish and an individual time trial. Francisco Mancebo (Competitive Cyclist) will defend his 2011 title against past winners Svein Tuft (Team Canada) and Ben Day (UnitedHealthcare).

The Canadian national team, led by Tuft, will start a series of notable riders including his Orica-GreenEdge teammate Christian Meier and David Veilleux, who is on borrow from Europcar. Francois Parisien (SpiderTech p/b C10) will look to improve on his strong performance from last year. UnitedHealthcare will also send Marc De Maar (winner of the Mont-Mégantic summit finish in 2010) and this year's Tour of the Gila winner Rory Sutherland. Team-Type 1 will be bringing Alexander Serebryakov and Aldo Ilesic who were 1-2 in Philadelphia last weekend.

The international (2.2) stage race is one of the longest-standing events in Canadian history being held every race since 1986. Previous winners include Jonathan Vaughters, Levi Leipheimer and Michael Rogers.
— Steve and Canadian Cycling Magazine